ASCOBANS - Saving Europe's Small Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Migrating cetaceans regularly cross national boundaries. Their protection can only effectively be achieved by means of international cooperation. The aim of the Agreement is to promote close cooperation between countries with a view to achieving and maintaining a favourable conservation status for small cetaceans throughout the Agreement Area.


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  • 19 May 2013
    International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise
  • 26 August 2013, Warsaw, Poland
    3rd Meeting of the ASCOBANS North Sea Group

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  • The Last 300 - What do Germany's Native Whales Mean to You?
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Harbour porpoise © P. Toft
Species of the Month:
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)


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